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Grateful Dead Live at Home Recordings on 1969-12-31

by Grateful Dead

Publication date: 1969-12-31 ( check for other copies)

Topics: Live concert

Collection: GratefulDead

Band/Artist: Grateful Dead

Resource: DeadLists Project

1. Friend Of The Devil (with other lyrics and John "Marmaduke" Dawson singing lead) [4:45]
2. Trumpet Solo - Robert Hunter? [0:50]
3. Dead Or Alive (Robert Hunter vocal, undocumented song) [1:09]
4. Train Song (Robert Hunter vocal, undocumented song) [2:24]
5. No Eggs Today (Robert Hunter vocal, undocumented song) [0:35]
6. Jam - "Feeling Groovy" and Uncle John's Band riffs [7:43]
7. Uncle John's Band Jam [8:56]
8. ...baby crying?... [2:03]
9. unidentified guitar [0:28] / end of tape.
Total time = 28.55

Notes

misc "Home recordings"; AUD> cheap mic> portable recorder; via Tzuriel to abgd

Addeddate: 2004-04-23 15:37:26

Discs: 1

Has_mp3: 1

Identifier: gd69-06-xx.aud.tzuriel.10510.sbeok.shnf

Lineage: Cheap Mic > Portable recorder

Location: San Francisco, CA

Shndiscs: 1

Source: Audience - Home Recordings

Transferred by: Tzuriel

Type: sound

Venue: Home Recordings

Year: 1969

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Reviewer: deadhindu - - April 10, 2011
Subject: yes

This recording is epic!!

Reviewer: 10jed - - July 14, 2010
Subject: Definitely not 12/31

Another data point - in this rehearsal they are still working out the verse meter and are playing it at straight 4/4. When they first performed this on 12/4/69 they had already started dropping the beat in the verse (substituting a measure of 3/4 after "Don't you worry any more" and again after "Danger at your door". This has to precede it by probably several weeks at least.

Reviewer: nigeldavahah - - July 10, 2010
Subject: old

sound Robert Hunter !!!

Reviewer: Frogfinder - - December 19, 2008
Subject: rh confirms

mr. hunter confirms on deadnet central that it is indeed him on the trumpet solo. He said the tape was originally stolen at a party he had and was labeled "original friend of the devil."

Reviewer: fenario80 - - July 29, 2006
Subject: 12-31 Placeholder dates

Check out other years, 12-31 is the place holder date for unknowns and/or disputed.

Reviewer: puhari pete - - July 12, 2006
Subject: The date on this is incorrect

While these may be valid, home recordings they could not have occured on this date. I just downloaded a show that has the band on a holiday swing on the east coast. 12-31-69 they were in Boston, MA @ the Tea Party for New Year's & the end of a 3 show run.

Reviewer: dscott - - June 8, 2006
Subject: UJB Jam!!!

The UJB Jam here is worth many listens. You can just hear the joy of creation as the calypso-flavored rave-up builds and repeats. Sure, there's some distortion in the sound, but to say it's not enjoyable is a bigger distortion!

Reviewer: beege - - May 3, 2004
Subject: portable recorder

cheap mic> portable recorder is right, but the acoustic material is still pretty interesting however the electric material is too distorted to enjoy

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